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The latest posts for Employer Defense are listed below.

Curry v. Trustmark Ins. Co., (Maryland District Court, July 15, 2013)
This case involved a dispute regarding disability benefits. Under a policy of disability insurance, Mr. Curry was required to provide proof of ongoing disability in order to continue receiving ...
Civil Case Update-When a Transfer of Venue is not an Abuse of Discretion
Smith v. Johns Hopkins Cmty. Physicians, Inc. , 2013 Md. App. LEXIS (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Jan. 23, 2013). This case involved the question of whether a transfer to a legally proper, more convenient forum ...
2013 Workers' Compensation Rates-Effective January 1, 2013
Temporary Total Disability : 2/3 of the Employee's Average Weekly Wage not to exceed 100% of the State Average Weekly Wage or $990.00. Permanent Total Disability: 2/3 of the Employee's Average ...

The latest posts for Insurance Law are listed below.

Case Update: Court Determines Claimant Is Not Entitled to Receive TTD Payments After Reaching Maximum Medical Improvement
In this decision, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals addresses whether a workers' compensation claimant who has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) still receive temporary total ...
Case Update: The Interplay Between the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute and State Workers' Compensation Laws
This decision, which stems from an appeal from the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, involved the interplay between the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute (MSP), federal law, and ...
U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Cir.) Finds No Duty of Good Faith Owed by Insurance Company to It's Insured Who Files an Uninsured Motorist Claim
Hoang Do. v. Liberty Insurance Corporation (Case No. 13-1063) This case arose out of a motor vehicle accident between two parties, one of which was both at fault and uninsured. Mr. Do filed a claim ...

The latest posts for Maryland Vocational Rehabilitation are listed below.

Statutory Employer only Liable if Injured Worker is a "Covered Employee"
A STATUTORY EMPLOYER IS NOT LIABLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS UNLESS THE INJURED WORKER IS A "COVERED EMPLOYEE" OF THE STATUTORY EMPLOYER An injured worker must be a ...
Vocational Rehabilitation Regulations Effective April 19, 2010
NEW VOCATIONALREHABILITATION REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE APRIL 19, 2010 On April 19, 2010 the Rules and Regulations for Vocational Rehabilitation will undergo some important regulatory changes. Below are ...

The latest posts for Maryland Workers' Compensation are listed below.

2015 Maryland Workers' Compensation Rates
Temporary Total Disability : 2/3 of the Employee's Average Weekly Wage not to exceed 100% of the State Average Weekly Wage or $1,005.00. Permanent Total Disability : 2/3 of the Employee's ...
Case Update: Documentation Required for Medical Mileage Reimbursement
In this underlying case, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission ("WCC") ordered an Employer/Insurer to reimburse the Claimant for his medical mileage, even though he failed to ...
Case Update: Court Determines Claimant Is Not Entitled to Receive TTD Payments After Reaching Maximum Medical Improvement
In this decision, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals addresses whether a workers' compensation claimant who has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) still receive temporary total ...

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